Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

76,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.

Verse 100.72

यज्ञार्थे तु वयं सृष्टाः सृष्टा येन स्म नारद ।
तदस्माकं परा यज्ञा न वयं स्ववशे स्थिताः ।
स्वयंभुवोऽपीह परा वेदानां च परा गतिः ॥ ७२ ॥

yajñārthe tu vayaṃ sṛṣṭāḥ sṛṣṭā yena sma nārada |
tadasmākaṃ parā yajñā na vayaṃ svavaśe sthitāḥ |
svayaṃbhuvo'pīha parā vedānāṃ ca parā gatiḥ || 72 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 100.72 is contained in the book Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes by Shanti Lal Nagar. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (100.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yajna, Artha, Vaya, Asmad, Srishta, Yena, Yah, Yat, Sma, Narada, Tada, Sman, Aka, Para, Svavasha, Sthita, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva, Api, Iha, Veda, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 100.72). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “yajñārthe tu vayaṃ sṛṣṭāḥ sṛṣṭā yena sma nārada
  • yajñā -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • sṛṣṭāḥ -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • sṛṣṭā* -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nārada -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tadasmākaṃ parā yajñā na vayaṃ svavaśe sthitāḥ
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smā -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    smā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • akam -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yajñā* -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • svavaśe -
  • svavaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svavaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svavaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “svayaṃbhuvo'pīha parā vedānāṃ ca parā gatiḥ
  • svayambhuvo' -
  • svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svayambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apī -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vedānām -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parā* -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 100.72

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 100.72 in Telugu sript:
యజ్ఞార్థే తు వయం సృష్టాః సృష్టా యేన స్మ నారద ।
తదస్మాకం పరా యజ్ఞా న వయం స్వవశే స్థితాః ।
స్వయంభువోఽపీహ పరా వేదానాం చ పరా గతిః ॥ ౭౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 100.72 in Gujarati sript:
યજ્ઞાર્થે તુ વયં સૃષ્ટાઃ સૃષ્ટા યેન સ્મ નારદ ।
તદસ્માકં પરા યજ્ઞા ન વયં સ્વવશે સ્થિતાઃ ।
સ્વયંભુવોઽપીહ પરા વેદાનાં ચ પરા ગતિઃ ॥ ૭૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 100.72 in Kannada sript:
ಯಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥೇ ತು ವಯಂ ಸೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಯೇನ ಸ್ಮ ನಾರದ ।
ತದಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ಪರಾ ಯಜ್ಞಾ ನ ವಯಂ ಸ್ವವಶೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಯಂಭುವೋಽಪೀಹ ಪರಾ ವೇದಾನಾಂ ಚ ಪರಾ ಗತಿಃ ॥ ೭೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)

With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]

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